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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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